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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	East
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 5.6731,Lat: 46.5214
Elevation	431 meter above sea level
Local time	12:06:23pm
Name province/region	Franche-Comté
Name Subregion	Jura
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lons-le-Saunier
Name	La Tour-du-Meix

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Coyron	2.7 km	EastSouthEast
2 Plaisia	3.3 km	WestNorthWest
3 Écrille	3.7 km	WestSouthWest
4 Orgelet	4.2 km	West
5 Barésia-sur-l'Ain	4.2 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	143 km	EastNorthEast
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	302 km	East
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	339 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 330 km (direction SouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Lac de Vouglans (15.8 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0.2 km in SouthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Swiss border with a straight distance of 31.3 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 44 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 43%, low mountains: 57%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Les gorges et le bassin de l'Ain - Le Second Plateau

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Geneva Cointrin International Airport (at a distance of 46 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

37.4 km2

47.6%

Nature

4.7 km2

Agriculture

27.3 km2

34.7%

Urban area

1 km2

1.3%

Water - Lakes

7.3 km2

9.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Tour-du-Meix in country France

La Tour-du-Meix at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt	France	49 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces	Switzerland	83 km	East
3 Fortifications of Vauban	France	84 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Petite montagne du Jura	FR	0.2 km	WestNorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orgelet

Type of weather in Orgelet	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.15 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	West South West
Air pressure:	1003 mb
Humidity:	68 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 24 minutes
Sunrise :	06:22 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:46 Europe/Amsterdam